Double champion Glover set for fourth Olympics

Two-time golden medallist Helen Glover is group to compete successful her 4th Olympics aft being selected for Paris 2024.

After having 3 children nan 37-year-old, who won golden successful 2012 and 2016, came retired of status to title astatine Tokyo 2020 successful nan summertime of 2021 and vanished 4th successful nan women's pairs.

"A immense logic for aiming for Paris was reasoning really awesome it will beryllium to person my family location to watch and support me," said Glover.

"Being capable to stock each of this pinch them is truthful special."

She will title successful nan women’s four, while Tokyo 2020 metallic medallist Tom Barras returns successful nan men’s quadruple sculls.

Brother and sister Tom and Emily Ford person besides been included successful nan 42-person squad of 23 women and 19 men, pinch half of nan squad group to make their Olympic debuts.

Team GB cook de ngo Mark England said: "The Olympic acquisition successful this squad is huge, and I person nary uncertainty it will beryllium an plus to nan 21 rowers who will make their Olympic debut successful Paris this summer.

"Team GB is besides group to see much women than men successful nan squad for a 2nd successive Games and it is awesome to spot 2 mothers, Helen Glover and Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne, named arsenic portion of nan squad today."

The rowing will return spot astatine nan National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Ile-de-France, 20 miles extracurricular Paris, from 27 July to 3 August.

Women's eight: Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Holly Dunford, Emily Ford, Lauren Irwin, Eve Stewart, Hattie Taylor, Annie Campbell-Orde

Men's eight: Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Charlie Elwes, Tom Digby, James Rudkin, Tom Ford

Women's four: Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave, Rebecca Shorten

Men's four: Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge, Freddie Davidson

Women's quadruple sculls: Lauren Henry, Hannah Scott, Lola Anderson, Georgie Brayshaw

Men's quadruple sculls: Tom Barras, Callum Dixon, Matt Haywood, Graeme Thomas

Lightweight women’s double sculls: Emily Craig, Imogen Grant

Women's double sculls: Becky Wilde, Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne

Men's pair: Ollie Wynne-Griffith, Tom George

Women's pair: Chloe Brew, Rebecca Edwards

Reserves: Olivia Bates, Lucy Glover, James Robson, Will Stewart